Imagine living in a community where you have to hide your identity from everyone because being different can put you in danger, and there is a person who would do anything to purify it's community. In the book "The Chrysalids," by John Wyndham, many characters have to hide their true identity from the community of Waknuk because they are different and many of them try to banish mutants. These mutants are considered to be deviant for the reason of not fitting the description of a human according to biblical concepts. In the Waknuk community, the description of being normal is very important to the people of Waknuk. If one does not fit the description of what is normal, they are faced with danger or send to another community. Prejudice exists in Waknuk as evident through the lives of mutants such as David Strom, Sophie Wender and Joseph Strom, who follows the laws and religious concepts very strictly. .
David who looks normal just like his family keeps such secret that his life could be threatened if one knows of it and lives a hard life. David is the son of Joseph Strom who is a religious leader of Waknuk and does not tolerate deviants. David and his eight other friends try to live a normal life "I-I'm frightened, Uncle Axel. What'll they do when they find out I'm different?" David and his other friends could communicate telepathically. Though this unique talent is not seen physically, the group is still different from everyone else in Waknuk if compared to the true image of God. In fact, in the society of Waknuk only David could communicate and send thought shapes to his other eight friends through their minds. If one finds out this secret, they are sent to the Fringe community. For instance, David's father who truly despises mutants, Joseph asks David what is a mutant? David replies "A thing accursed in the sight of God and man." In another case, when David got a splinter in his hand, David says that if he had another arm he could easily wrap the bandage around his hand.
Two very good stories are The Chrysalids by John Wyndham and "By The Waters Of Babylon" by Stephen Vincent Benet. ... The Chrysalids was a better story. ... John brings back the news and tells his father. ... John and David are very similar in many ways. ... The better story of the two is The Chrysalids by Jon Wyndham. ...
The Chrysalids- Philosophies in the Novel "And God created man in His own image. ... They were Chrysalids. ... In John Wyndham's novel, The Chrysalids, the Waknuks, the Sealanders, and the Fringes people all had different philosophies. ... (Wyndham, 162) The Sealanders are not Chrysalids. ... (Wyndham, 196) The Waknuk people are referred to as chrysalids, hence the title of the novel. ...
In the story The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, this corruption is very prevalent in the storyline and can be seen almost everywhere in the world they live. ... The Sealanders say "There was the power of gods in the hands of children" (179 Wyndham). ... This fact is evident throughout The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, first in the actions of the world leaders, creating the Badlands, and then in the town of Waknuk itself, Joseph Strorm and his quest for purity, and lastly with the Sealanders, when they kill dozens. ...
In the novel "The Chrysalids," by John Wyndham, blind acceptance of religious traditions and strict social conformity leads to the persecution and destruction of fellow human beings. ... John Wyndham is trying to get the point across to the readers that this is no way to live. ...
"John Wyndham has given us a good story with The Chrysalids but he has given us much to think about." In the novel "The Chrysalids" there are many important issues that John Wyndham has brought up including child and sexual abuse, racism and discrimination. ... John Wyndham has also written about sexual abuse. ...
"John Wyndham has given us a good story with The Chrysalids but he has given us much to think about." In the novel "The Chrysalids" there are many important issues that John Wyndham has brought up including child and sexual abuse, racism and discrimination. ... John Wyndham has also written about sexual abuse. ...
Wender saved me," (Wyndham, 25). ... Throughout the novel, "The Chrysalids," John shows many character traits that develop his identity. ... " (Wyndham, 49). John trusts David that he will do as he asks and David says, "yes," (Wyndham, 49). ... Wyndham wanted John Wender to influence David in a positive way throughout the early stages in the novel....
The Chrysalids is a science fictional book of suspense, irony and pathos. ... The novel's narrator is a left-handed, brown haired man called David, one of the chrysalids. ... She is the youngest and most powerful chrysalid in the group. ... John Wyndham creates many characters in The Chrysalids. ... Wyndham uses Joseph to show the foolishness of trying to stop evolution from happening. ...
